What's the intended use of the Circuit ID? Internal ID, Stickered Customer
CPE; Planning to carry other carriers circuits? With so many virtual
components in circuits now, Where the circuit ID used to have some useful
information, it's been largely reduced to a minimum amount of information that
can get a customer/service tech in touch with the right tech support group.
It's a-typical to provide a circuit-id for residential customers, they're
typically reserved for business class services although there isn't anything
that would prevent it other than managing the data/changes.
29/EC00/123456/002/MYCO/0
(prefix 2) usually a form of where the service originates (Commonly where the
IP address is provisioned)
Service type - format is up to the circuit owner.
A common syntax is:
First digit identifies the service delivery type - E = Ethernet A=ATM
S=Sonet P=PON ...
Second digit identifies the physical delivery type.
A=64K
B=1.5Mbps
C=25Mbps
D=45Mbps(STS1)
E=100Mbps
F=155Mbps(oc3)
G=100Mbps
H=466Mbps(oc9)
I=622Mbps(oc12)
J=1Gbps
K=1.5Gbps
L=2.5G
M=10Gbps (oc192)
N=13Gbps(oc255)
O=25gpbs
P=40Gbps(OC768)
Q=100G
...
Third and fourth digits identify the fractional provisioned rate as a %
00=100%
10=10%
25=25%
Serial number - 6 digit alphanumeric serial number usually encoded with
cust/location/
Suffix - used if cust/location for circuit count. Or generically as circuit
count. (customer has 2 10G)
Company Code - use up to 4 letter (this is the controller of the circuit)
Segment - if it's a multi-segment circuit. Occasionally used to denote if a
circuit is protection.
-----Original Message-----
From: NANOG [mailto:nanog-boun...@nanog.org] On Behalf Of Colton Conor
Sent: Monday, August 21, 2017 2:26 PM
To: NANOG
Subject: Creating a Circuit ID Format
We are building a new fiber network, and need help creating a circuit ID format
to for new fiber circuits. Is there a guide or standard for fiber circuit
formats? Does the circuit ID change when say a customer upgrades for 100Mbps to
1Gbps port?
What do the larger carriers do? Any advice on creating a circuit ID format for
a brand new fiber network?
Originally we ran a CLEC using a LECs copper, and our circuit ID was
historically a telephone number for DSL circuits. The ILEC had a complex method
for assigning circuit IDs.
I am sure anything will work as long as you keep track of it, but any advice
would be great!
